Chapter 59

"Ha!" The muscular man shouted and immediately charged towards Zheng Xiaotian.

Zheng Xiaotian shook his head. At this moment, if he were to evaluate his opponent, he would say that the guy was full of flaws from head to toe. Could he not charge more smoothly? Could he not charge more gracefully? Could he not be a bit less vulnerable? Was he joking?

The muscular man swung a punch towards Zheng Xiaotian's temple.

At the same time, Zheng Xiaotian sidestepped, easily and simply evading the attack.

The muscular man was a bit surprised. He really didn't expect the other party to be able to dodge his attack. However, he wasn't someone to be underestimated. In the middle of an attack that couldn't be retracted, he forcibly stopped his attack, broke through the center, and swung his elbow towards Zheng Xiaotian.

Zheng Xiaotian nodded inwardly. Yes, this was more like it. Being able to stop an attack mid-way and suddenly launch a powerful strike, this level of skill confirmed that the opponent was very formidable.

What a den of dragons and tigers. Zheng Xiaotian sighed and then retreated rapidly. Tilting his head and sidestepping clearly wouldn't be enough to avoid the attack. He needed to retreat and create distance.

"Fight, fight, fight." At this moment, the prisoners were incredibly excited. First, they were well aware of the muscular man's combat strength. Normally, everyone tried to avoid provoking him. Now, someone could actually dodge the muscular man's attacks. This showed that this person's combat strength was also formidable. Ideally, these two would kill each other, reducing one threat for them.

The muscular man gathered strength in his right foot, stomped on the ground, and instantly charged towards Zheng Xiaotian.

Zheng Xiaotian shook his hands. He stopped retreating and, using the three-meter distance between them, advanced to attack.

Zheng Xiaotian and the muscular man's fists moved towards each other. One meter apart, half a meter apart, one centimeter apart. With a loud "bang," the fists collided.

Suddenly, Zheng Xiaotian's left fist also attacked the muscular man.

The muscular man, not to be outdone, clenched his left fist and swung it towards Zheng Xiaotian.

With another "bang," both fists met. Then, both legs exerted force, and they both rapidly retreated in opposite directions.

Zheng Xiaotian stopped five meters away from the muscular man.

Zheng Xiaotian pondered in his mind. This opponent was not to be underestimated. He wasn't easy to deal with. What should he do? This was a bit of a headache.

"Kid!" The muscular man raised his right hand, pointing at Zheng Xiaotian with his index finger.

"Uh, what do you want to say?" Zheng Xiaotian nodded.

"I think there's no need for us to fight to the death. How about this: you apologize to me, say you shouldn't have provoked me, and I'll forgive you. Then, you fix the bunk beds you knocked over and make the beds, and I won't say anything more. What do you think?" the muscular man said.

"You've said exactly what I was going to say. Forget it, I'm too lazy to say it. Just assume that's what I mean," Zheng Xiaotian said calmly.

"You really don't know when to quit." The muscular man was angry. He had given the other party a way out, but the other party seemed to think he could kill him? Even with a way out, he refused to take it. Since the other party was so arrogant, he had to teach him a lesson to show him who was in charge.

The muscular man charged at Zheng Xiaotian again.

Zheng Xiaotian, not to be outdone, raised his fists and met him head-on.

On the muscular man's fists, a fiery red energy appeared, like gloves, and he swung them at Zheng Xiaotian.

Bang, bang, bang. The fists clashed, the battle was intense and spectacular.

Each punch made Zheng Xiaotian realize how formidable the opponent was. The unknown substance covering the other's hands, when it touched his skin, felt like it was burning. This...

The muscular man was amazed. He knew his own attacks well. His attacks didn't seem to have much effect on Zheng Xiaotian, which was very strange. What kind of combat stats did this guy have? Was his skin even human? Was he not afraid of fire?

The muscular man started to think of a strategy. If the other party wasn't afraid of the burning, he would use prolonged burning. Ideally, he would burn the other party until they were afraid and surrendered. Of course, if that didn't work and the other party remained stubborn, he wouldn't mind sending them to the underworld.

In the middle of the battle, the muscular man suddenly grabbed Zheng Xiaotian's wrist. The grip was firm, like a gay lover or a pedophile, or whatever. No matter what, he wouldn't let go.

Zheng Xiaotian didn't think the other party was just holding him for fun. The burning sensation spread to his body. The high temperature was damaging his skin.

Zheng Xiaotian knew one thing: this muscular man had a special status here. If he could show this muscular man his strength, perhaps no one would pick on him. This would make him safer. It was indeed a good plan.

Zheng Xiaotian covered the area where the muscular man's hand landed with his true qi. On one side, it burned, and on the other, he resisted, using his true qi to counteract the flames. This stalemate lasted for one minute, two minutes, three minutes.

Five minutes, ten minutes passed. Time seemed to stand still. Zheng Xiaotian didn't move, and the muscular man didn't move either.

"Do you find it meaningful to hold me like this? I'm playing along, not struggling. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? Do you think your flames can burn me? This little bit of heat, is it enough to boil water?" Zheng Xiaotian taunted the muscular man.

"You, you..." The muscular man looked at Zheng Xiaotian as if he were a monster.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern," Zheng Xiaotian said calmly.

In the prison, Zheng Xiaotian gained everyone's respect. He established his authority immediately.

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